Ghana vs Kenya: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 74.0% against 73.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.0% | 81.6% | 10.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 78.3% | 9.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 73.3% | 9.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 74.3% | 0.4% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Ghana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 74.0% against 73.7% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Ghana ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 38th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.